Trinity Lutheran Church

September 2016

Newsletter

Worship Services

9:00 AM, Sundays

5:30 PM, Wednesdays Holy Communion at all services.

Sunday, September 11

Worship Service at 9:00 AM

Sunday School Registration begins at 10:15 AM in Trinity Hall Permission/Medical Forms are also available on the opportunity

table and online at www.tlc-al.org

Bring some school supplies for your Sunday school offering! Come meet your teachers and catch up with old friends!

11:00 AM –Celebration & Picnic begins at Trinity! Good food! (crumble burgers, fruit, chips and cookies)

Free will donation for the picnic lunch.

Fun games provided in the church parking lot!

Rally Sunday volunteers needed! We are in need of game volunteers, food serving volunteers, and donations of full size candy bars. Look for the volunteer sign up on the opportunity table or contact Kim Nelson 383-3637. You can drop your candy bar donations off at the church office the week of September 5th, 2016.

FFF volunteers needed! The Family Faith Formation team is looking for volunteers to teach our Sunday morning Family Faith Formation classes. We are also looking for families to help with special events. Please prayerfully consider helping with any of these activities. Please a contact Kim Nelson for more information at 383-3637 or email her at kcnelson812411@yahoo.com

Men’s Breakfast and Bible Sharing will resume on Saturday, September 10th at

7:00 AM. Meet at Hardee’s for breakfast

and then to Trinity for Bible study.

Installation of Pastor Eileen Woyen

Sunday, September 25

at the 9:00 AM Worship Service

Pastor Eileen will be installed by Pastor Susan

Miller from the Southeastern Minnesota

Synod Office.

There will be a welcome reception for Pastor Eileen

in Trinty Hall following the worship service.

Please come and welcome Pastor Eileen to our

church family.

90th Birthday Party Open House for

Pastor Roy Hendrickson

Sunday, September 18th

2:00 to 4:00 PM

Jacobsen Fellowship Hall

Everyone is welcome!

“Pass the Cake Pan” Missions Day

Sunday, September 18th

Whether we want to hear it or not, fall is not far away. Besides

the climate change, and the color of the leaves, it also means Mis-

sion Days! Last year the format was changed for the annual event

and it was very successful, so let’s try it again this year. There will

be no bake and craft sale. Instead, as you leave the sanctuary on

September 18h there will be two friendly ladies with cake pans

ready to accept your donations. Please give as you are able to-

ward the work of the Mission Team. Thank you!

Meet & Greet for

8th & 9th Grade Confirmation

Students and Parents

Wednesday, September 14th

6:30 PM

Confirmation Center

Life & Missions Committee

Challenges the Congregation

We have a grocery shopping cart in the entry of the church. Our goal is to collect 525 pounds of food donations by Sept. 30. Please help us meet the goal. A few suggestions from the Salvation Army are: soup, canned or a pouch of tuna or chicken, canned fruit, canned stew, cereal, peanut butter and jelly.

Any donations are very much appreciated.

The other challenge is to receive enough supplies to pack 60 school kits for the TLCW. The balance of the supplies will be given to area schools. We have a red wagon in the entry of the church for these supplies to be put in. The supplies are now on sale at the local stores. Our goal is to fill the wagon as many times as possible.

School kit supplies: notebooks 8” x 10-1/2” ruled paper, 70 sheets blunt scissors rulers (inches and centimeters) pencil sharpener new pencils with erasers ballpoint pens (no gel ink) 2-1/2” eraser box of 24 count crayons

Lefse-Making Days

Mon., Sept. 26, 2:00 PM - Potatoes are peeled for lefse. Volunteers are needed to peel, rice potatoes, and mix batches.

Tues., Sept 27, 8:00 AM - Lefse is made. Volunteers are needed to make lefse balls, distribute flour to

the rollers, roll and turn lefse. As many rollers as possible are needed.

Also needed: are lefse griddles.

To help, call Sharon Herfendal at 377-9252 or Karen Nelson at 402-1081

TLCW will serve morning coffee. Lois Circle will serve lunch to all volunteers.

Co-chairmen: Marlin & Sharon Herfendal, Richard & Karen Nelson

Trinity Book Club

We met Monday, August 15th at the City Council Chambers. We heard a presentation from Rochester, MN Author, Habibo Haji speak about her book, “ Conquering The Odds, Journey of a Shepherd Girl.” Habibo grew up in Somalia. She became a shep-herd girl at age 4 and cared for over 100 of her Grandmother’s goats. While being a shepherd she faced isolation, dangerous boys and men. At age 8 she was sent out to be a nomad alone , far from their village and was out for months at a time caring for the ani-mals. At age 15 she found herself in a refugee camp because of the civil war. Eventually she was selected by lottery to come to America. She has earned her RN degree and now works at Mayo as a nurse. She talked about adversity, resilience and moving for-ward. It was so moving to hear her speak and the TLC Book club highly recommends and encourages everyone to read this book.

Come join us for the following books:

September 19: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

October 17: Sold by Patricia McCormick.

We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month in Jacobsen Hall at 6:30pm and would love to have you attend.

If you have a good book to recommend, would like to host a meeting, or have any questions please contact Cindy Golbuff at: 970-223-2759 or scgolbuff@wctatel.net s/Cindy Golbuff

After the Trinity Book Club read “A Christmas Jar “ we were in-spired to reach out to others in need. The story talks about a fami-ly wanting to give to others at Christmas time. They decorated a jar and set it up to collect the spare change each day. All coins are ded-icated to the jar and during the week before Christmas you select someone to give to anonymously. Leaving the jar on their porch, in their car, on their desk- wherever and you could change their life for the good. New jars are started each year.

We are putting a “Christmas Jar” in the back of the Church and whomever wants to may put their coins in it. If this jar is filled before Christ-mas, we will start a new jar.

Wednesday Night Suppers Resumes on Wednesday, September 21st

Serving time: 5:00 to 6:30 PM

Supper will be served in Trinity Hall.

Everyone is invited.

We are looking for volunteers to prepare meals. There is a sign-

up sheet on the opportunity table. If you have any questions,

please contact Jean Pestorious at 507-391-1209.

Books on Wheels

Books on Wheels is a library cart filled with children’s books ready to go home with the boys and girls and adults who love to read to their chil-dren, grandchildren and young friends.

You do not have to check the books out. You simply choose, enjoy and then return. Look for the cart by the office, Sunday school rooms or by the library.

WELCOME DONUTS

If you don’t know what this is, it is a great way to connect with our younger families on Sunday mornings. We have been doing this for the past few years and it has been such a joy to be involved with. The children look forward to seeing people there with donuts, cook-ies or whatever treat the people serving bring and usually some punch or lemonade in the warmer times and hot chocolate in the cooler times. We also make sure we have coffee for the parents who are so faithful in bringing their children to Sunday School. There is a table set up in the South entry with napkins, paper plates and plastic cups, which are kept in the drawers and the tote that is under the table. We are always looking for volunteers to either bring treats, serve treats or both. Many people have done one or the other, whatever works best for you, but please think about doing this. There will again be a sign-up sheet on the opportunity table. Please think about doing this if you have before or are a first timer, it is a great way to be involved in our Church family. Blessings, Andrea and Mike Jensen 373-0245

MUSIC at Trinity

For information, contact Nancy Halvorsen at Trinity, 373-2466

Trinity Choir - Adults of all ages

Wednesdays--STARTS Sept. 14 6:30-7:30 PM Sing in Worship 1-2 times/mo.

Chime Choir—High School to Adults

Thursdays—STARTS Sept. 15 5:10-6:00 PM Play in worship once/mo

Gospel Singers -High School to Adults

Lead worship singing & prepare special music for occasional performances

Youth Chime Choir—3rd Grade & up

Historian’s Closet

Have you ever peeked inside the Historian’s Closet? It contains

more than 140 years of Trinity treasures. Harold Hanson, former

church historian, did a great job of organizing and labeling the

books, scrapbooks, programs, etc. etc. that cover floor to ceiling

shelves. However, it is time to sort through all of the materials,

and make room for the next generation of items vital to Trinity’s

story. I have agreed to chair the committee that will take on this

project. If you are interested in helping, please give me call,

373-4748. Thank you!

s/Bev Jackson Cotter

Altar Guild Meeting

Sunday, September 18th 10:30 AM

Fireside Room

*Please note the date has been changed from what was

listed in the Altar Guild book.

Preparing for Worship

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Walk in the way of life and hold fast to God

Psalm 1 They are like trees planted by streams of water. (Ps. 1:3)

Philemon 1-21 Paul says: Receive Onesimus as a coworker

Luke 14:25-33 Jesus says: Disciples, give up your possessions and carry the cross

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Exodus 32:7-14 Moses begs the LORD to turn from anger against the Hebrews

Psalm 51:1-10 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love. (Ps. 51:1)

1 Timothy 1:12-17 Christ Jesus came for sinners

Luke 15:1-10 Looking for the lost sheep, silver coin: Jesus eating with sinners

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Amos 8:4-7

Warnings to those who trample on the needy and poor

Psalm 113 The LORD lifts up the poor from the ashes. (Ps. 113:7)

1 Timothy 2:1-7

One God, one mediator—Christ Jesus—who gave himself for all people

Luke 16:1-13 A shrewd manager: faithful in little, faithful in much; serving God/wealth

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Amos 6:1a, 4-7 Warnings to those who are comfortable or wealthy

Psalm 146 The LORD gives justice to those who are oppressed. (Ps. 146:7)

1 Timothy 6:6-19 Eager to be rich or eager to pursue richness of God’s justice?

Luke 16:19-31 Story of poor Lazarus and the wealthy man

Trinity Lutheran Church Women By Coreen Johnson & Marlene Wright

"She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy."

Proverbs 31:20

The season of fall is quickly coming! Autumn winds will break the

summer heat and provide a pleasant coolness to our days. Leaves will

change their colors and then fall gently to the ground. Children go back

to school, autumn campfires and football! And the TLCW is looking

forward to fall with eagerness and enthusiasm!

Undie Sundays help children going back to school and in our communi-

ty by providing them with sets of underwear. Thanks to Pat Goldman

for chairing this event. And, Joan Mattick and Virginia Plantage for

chairing the school and personal care kit projects. Also, thank you to Jo

Meyer for doing the Summer Bible Study for the combined circles in

July and August.

Dates to Remember:

Monday, Sept. 6, 4 p.m. Bible Study Leaders meet.

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 9 a.m. TLCW Board Meeting

Wednesday, Sept. 14 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sewing Day

(Come when you can and stay for as long as you are able)

Sunday, Sept. 18 Mission Day

"Pass the Cake Pan"

Monday, Sept. 26, 2 p.m. Peel potatoes

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m. Lefse Making…

Co-Chairs: Richard and Karen Nelson, Marlin and Sharon Herfendal

Morning Coffee will be served by TLCW

Lunch for the lefse workers will be served by Lois Circle

Thursday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m. Pack Health/Baby Kits

Bible Study Circles - Invite a friend!

Tuesday, Sept. 13 - 1:30 p.m. Mary Circle

Wednesday, Sept. 21 - 9:30 a.m. Deborah and Elizabeth Circles

Wednesday, Sept. 21 - 2:00 p.m. Eunice and Lois Circles

Bible Study Fall Session One— When God forgives the guilty.

.... and the terrible, horrible,

no good, very bad day!

by Rev. Meghan JohnSton Aelabouni

Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church in

Fort Collins, Colorado

The LWR van will be at First Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 8th. We will be sending our quilts, school kits, baby and personal care kits.

Thank you to everyone who donated items for quilts or kits.

We are still in need of the following items:

Personal Care Kits Bath towels – light to medium weight (approx. 52 x 27) dark colors preferred

Bath size bars of soap (4 oz) (any brand)

Wide tooth combs (No picks)

Nail Clippers

Toothbrushes

Baby Care Kits Short or long sleeved gowns or sleepers without feet.

(6 to 24 months)

Tops and pants may be used. (6 to 24 months)

Baby socks

Bath size bars of Ivory or other gentle soap (4 oz)

Receiving Blankets

Sweaters

T-shirts – Lightweight Cotton (6 to 24 months)

**Gently used baby clothes may be donated.

Kits will be assembled on Thursday, September 29th at 9:00 AM in Trinity Hall.

s/Joan Mattick

Home. What is home? As our family has cleaned up, thrown out, and packed up, we have asked ourselves, “What is home?”

“Home is where the heart is.” “Home is the place that when you go there the people who live there have to let you in.”

Home is where love is found. Home is where we store our personal treasures whether they are in a safe or found on a bed in the form of a much loved toy, stuffed animal, or blanket.

My family and I are excited to make our home with the saints of Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. It is a new home. It will take a while to figure out everything. Some things always remain, God is found at home.

When I think of home, I also think of one of my favorite songs from Philip Philips, “Home.” Hold on to me as we go As we roll down this unfamiliar road And although this wave is stringing us along Just know you’re not alone ‘Cause I’m gonna make this place your home

Settle down, it’ll all be clear Don’t pay no mind to the demons they fill you with fear The trouble—it might drag you down If you get lost, you can always be found.

Just know you’re not alone ‘Cause I’m gonna make this place your home.

I think of singing this song to my boys. I also hear God singing this song to you and me. “Just know you’re not along ‘cause I’m gonna make this place your home.”

God has made his home with us through Jesus.

When we were a struggling people in the Acts of the Apostles, it is written, “And every day in the temple and at home

they did not cease to teach and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah: (5:42). We feel the love of God’s home in our worship, our edu-cation, our fellowship, and our service. We are never alone. We have our brothers and sisters in Christ. More importantly we have God. And God will never leave us alone.

Message from Pastor Eileen

Trinity’s Mission Statement

We are a fellowship of believers in Christ, sustained by God’s Word, led by the Holy

Spirit and committed to God’s vision of caring!

Finance

Moses in Deuteronomy told us when we should remember

God. We are to “Recite them to your children and talk about

them when you are at home and when you are away, when

you lie down and when you rise” (Deut. 6:7). This is telling

us that there is not a place in our lives that God is not pre-

sent. God has made his home with us.

It will take a while for everyone to feel “at home”.

There will be moments of misunderstanding or confusion.

There will also be a wonderful time of getting to know each

other. And soon, we will all feel “at home.”

The funny thing will be God is already there.

THRIVENT ACTION TEAM—HOW IT WORKS Think about an unmet need in your community and how you could help. Apply to lead your volunteer team in a one-time fundraiser, service activity or educational event that can be completed within 90 days. Once your project is approved, you'll receive a Thrivent Action Kit, including: Promotional banner, Invitations and thank-you cards, Thrivent Action Team T-shirts, A $250 Community Impact Card you can use as seed money to purchase project supplies and create pro-motional materials.

If you are a member of Thrivent you would qualify to apply for Thrivent Action Team benefit. This benefit helped when we held a cancer benefit and Vacation Bible School. Please see me if you have any questions regarding the Thrivent Action

Team. s/Ron Petersen

Family Faith Formation

Welcome to all my Brothers and Sisters in Christ.

What a busy time fall is! With gardens producing their bounteous harvest,

families getting ready to send their children back to school, road construc-

tion finishing up (hopefully). It is this time of year that we sometimes for-

get to do something important, BREATHE. Take the time to sit on your

front steps, or go to a park and just sit for 10 minutes. Close your eyes,

breathe, open your eyes and take in the view of God’s creations.

I would like to share with you two verses that describe God’s vast reach

and Creativity.

Acts 7:50 "Was it not my hand which made all these things?"

Psalm 95:5 The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His Hands

formed the dry land.

I would like to compare two places that I recently had the chance to visit.

If you drive south out of Rapid City, South Dakota on Highway 16 you

see signs that direct you to what I think is one of the most elaborate and

intricate monuments created by the hands of man. I am talking about

Mount Rushmore. Seeing for the first time the heads of four of our most

influential presidents carved into the side of a mountain can bring a gasp

to your lips when you realize how big the monument is and how much

work went into creating it. As I exited one of the two parking garages The

first thing I notice is a rock garden with many boulders lining the walk-

ways. All of these boulders were carefully arranged by the hands of man.

As I climbed the stairs and crossed a road, ahead of me was the actual en-

trance to the monument. Walking through the carefully placed stone en-

trance I emerged in a small courtyard with a stone building on either side.

Ahead of me is a polished rock walkway passing between two more build-

ings. As I walked between these buildings on one side I noticed a bust of

Gutzon Borglum, the artist that designed and carved most of Mount Rush-

more. Continuing on the stone walkway I came upon an avenue lined by

rock columns. There were flags from each our states flying from these

columns.

At the end of this walkway I emerged out on a balcony overlooking an

amphitheater that was built facing the four Presidents. This was an amaz-

ing sight, built by the hands of Man. It was at this point I sat down on a

bench, closed my eyes and breathed….

Opening my eyes, I noticed the mountain the monument was built

on. Much bigger and with more detail and beauty than the monu-

ment. Surrounded by trees, and lines carved in its sides. The work

of many centuries, carried out by hands capable of creating some-

thing as small as a butterfly or as vast as a whole range of moun-

tains. It was time to go.

Leaving Rapid city two days later, we drove east on a road marked

only as 44. After leaving the edge of town, I noticed the land all

around me became flat and covered with trees. It looked like just

about any other road leading through the countryside. I couldn’t

have been more wrong. After a short drive, the trees gave way to

farmland which all of a sudden gave way to white hills and rock

formations. This was the Badlands. Further up the road we entered

Badlands National Park, and soon reached the visitors center.

I was just beginning to grasp the beauty of God’s creation.

A little further up the road was an overlook. I parked the truck, got

out and walked to the railing. At this point I closed my eyes, and

like at Mount Rushmore I breathed. When I opened my eyes I no-

ticed vast rock formations that were carved out of hillsides. There

were many different colors of rock and sandstone, and I could see

many layers of stone. Evidence of the history of our planet. I have

not done a good job of describing what I saw at this point because

God added so much detail that it left me speechless.

I can only use one word to describe it all. “Beautiful” Comparing

these two places, I can see the beauty in each but I have to say the

Badlands were my favorite because God does things on a much

bigger scale and with more beauty than we humans could ever

dream of.

I would ask a favor of all of you. Take time today to sit for a cou-

ple of minutes and just breathe. Then open your eyes and look

around at god’s creations.

The FFF/Education Committee is hard at work planning for Sun-

day School and other fall activities.

Also don’t forget about Rally Sunday which will be Sept.,11th.

It is happening! Our new Pastor will be here September 12th, the

end to a process which was started many months ago. I would like

to say thank you to the hard work of the Call Committee and eve-

ryone else who was involved in making this happen.

s/Chris Hansen, Chairperson

Life & Missions

Greetings from your Life and Missions Committee. We are so Thankful for the generosity and spirit of our congregations. Our Salvation Army Food collection is going well. Our thermometer to gauge our poundage is over 100#. Yes, we will make our goal of 525#. Right? The school supplies are coming in by the wagon load. As I write this article, we have had four wagon loads. There are a lot of community organizations collecting school supplies, but even though this is occurring the TLCW will be packing supplies for their mission work and the balance will go to Freeborn County Schools. All the supplies will be used and appreciated. We have a sad face that our Pelican Breeze Ride had to be can-celed due to the weather. We will check on dates and see if a fall ride is available. More information to come. Yes, Wednesday night meals are going to be served. Our plans are to start September 21 with serving from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. We will as much as possible publish the menu in advance. We are also in need of volunteers to help prepare and or serve. There will be a sign up sheet on the Opportunity Table. Come every Wednesday for fel-lowship and food. Meet new friends. Our next meeting will be September 6, 2016 at 5:15 p.m.

s/Jean Pestorious, chairperson

SAVE THE DATE….. Soup and Pie

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Serving times: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Volunteers needed. Please contact Donna Oliva at 377-1368

Worship and Music

Waiting is difficult! We are not patient people and right now it is so hard to patiently wait for our new Pastor. We have so many things to talk about, plan for and work towards, but until Sept. 12th we have to wait. I guess that will make it even better when she arrives, but we also can’t put too much on her plate before she has a chance to settle in here and see what is happening here. I have been fortunate to be in contact with her and know she is so looking forward to being and working with us, but again it is hard to wait! We will be hosting a ‘Welcome’ coffee for her after her Installa-tion on the 25th of Sept. in Trinity Hall. Worship and Music will be in charge with help from the Council. We invite everyone to come down and personally meet Pastor Eileen and also Pastor Susan Miller who will be installing her that day. The coffee will be right after the service and hopefully our Sunday school children and their teachers can come down and join us for a few minutes. Our committee will have much more next month to talk about so until then we will see you in Church, because there is always something going on. Watch for those wonderful men of ours to be singing again soon. Peace,

s/Andrea Jensen, Chairperson

Trinity members, your response to

Undie Sundays was awesome! This

year we collected 638 pair! There

were 487 pair for girls and 151 pair for

boys. This was 52 more pairs than last

year! Thank you to everyone that

donated and made this a success.

s/Pat Goldman

2016 Church Council

President...Jean Pestorious Vice President...Todd Heavner

Secretary...Andrea Jensen Treasurer...Ron Peterson

Church Council Meeting: *Thursday, September 15th at 5:30 PM *Note date change

Family Faith Formation (Education) Theresa Bush...2019

Charla DePoppe...2019 Chris Hansen…2019

Mary Ness...2017

Teacher Retreat & Committee Mtg: Wed., Aug. 31st at 6:30 PM

Finance Todd Heavner...2018 Ron Petersen…2017

Chris Skogheim...2017

Committee Meeting: Tues., September 13th at 4:00 PM

Life & Missions Jean Pestorious…2019 Verlaine Williams...2018

Committee Meeting: Tues., September 6th at 5:15 PM

Premises Carla Johnson...2017 Tom Nygaard...2019

Bob Yaw...2018

Worship & Music Gloria Fitzgerald...2018

Kelly Gleason...2018 Cindy Golbuff...2019

Andrea Jensen...2017

Committee Meeting: Tues., September 13th at 5:30 PM

Terms end in January of the year listed.

Records from August 2016

Average Attendance Sundays: 138

Wednesdays: 13

Memorials Given in Loving Memory of...

Improvements

Roy Springborg

by Joan Mattick

by Don & Eleanor Schou

by Jean Pestorious

by Barb Larson

Sound System

Roy Springborg

by Dale & Gloria Jensen

by Rev. Marcia Hall

John Waalkens

by Allan & Nancy Halvorsen

Hatco Water Heater

Roy Springborg

by Lyle Hinz

Music

Dean Williamschen

by Dick & Lorraine Anderson

Arnold Lund

by Jay & Cheryl Enderson

Youth Fund

Roy Springborg

by Ed & Virginia Plantage

Berthelsen Scholarship

Roy Springborg

by Erna Berthelsen

by Florence Gilster

John Waalkens

by Erna Berthelsen

by Marlene Wright

Mildred Woodside

by Erna Berthelsen

Office Equipment

Sharon Johnson and Todd Johnson

by Don Johnson

Undesignated

Harold Riemann

by Margaret Riemann

Peggy Haskins

by Carol Johnson

Mother

by Lola Eastlund

Roy Springborg

by Alice Dugan

by Mary Ann Martinson

by Glen & LeAnn Juveland

by Darryl & Jo Meyer

Tom Helling

by Scott & Cindy Golbuff

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